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William Kennedy

‘That’s a joke’: MAGA Republican Thomas Massie has a moment of clarity over Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful, bill’

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), once a steadfast supporter of former President Donald Trump, has publicly derided Trump’s latest legislative endeavor—the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act“—as a fiscal farce.

Massie, known for his libertarian leanings and fiscal conservatism, didn’t mince words, labeling the bill’s claim of not adding to the deficit as “a joke.” In response, Trump, never one to shy away from a feud, branded Massie a “grandstander” and called for his ousting from Congress.

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